I'm against tariffs. I'm against the trade war, if we're erecting barriers and shutting down trade, that is a bad thing. This is one of the few issues where Congressman Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke and I have some common ground. Ted Cruz More Quotes by Ted Cruz More Quotes From Ted Cruz I want you to take a good, hard look at me, America, because this is exactly what you’ve got coming. Ted Cruz wantamericalooks In the Second Amendment, it's not about hunting, it's not about target shooting, it's about protecting your home and your family and your life. Ted Cruz second-amendmenthuntinghome I'm a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. And Ben [Carson] you're a terrible surgeon. Ted Cruz ben-carsonuglystupid If the Republican Party stands for individual liberty, if we defend the Bill of Rights, if we stand for keeping this country safe, then we deserve to win, and if we don't, we deserve to lose. It shouldn't be - it's not just a game of blue team/red team. It is actually about making a difference in people's lives. Ted Cruz partyteamcountry If we look at it more from a philosophical standpoint, these foundations of atheism and secular humanism believe that you are your own God. That leads us to something that unfortunately has crept into many churches across America, and it is what I call the Social Gospel. The social gospel, that could creep into something that is called Liberation Theology, which is a mixture of leftist, pseudo-Christianity with Marxism. Ted Cruz philosophicalbelieveamerica Social justice is collectivism. Social justice is the rights of a group. It denies individual responsibility. It's a negation of individual responsibility, so social justice is totally contrary to the Word of God. Ted Cruz responsibilityrightsjustice Donald [Trump]. I understand rules are very hard for you. They're very confusing. Ted Cruz trumphardconfusing We will stop the terrorist attacks before they occur because we will not be prisoners to political correctness. Rather, we will speak the truth. Border security is national security and we will not be admitting jihadists as refugees. Ted Cruz border-securityborderspolitical Start being biblically correct, instead of politically correct. Ted Cruz politically-correct Keep government out of the money of the people, schools of the people, and will of the people. Ted Cruz governmentpeopleschool Climate change is the perfect pseudoscientific theory for a big government politician who wants more power. Why? Because it is a theory that can never be disproven. Ted Cruz governmentperfectwant It is true that I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, because when I campaigned in Texas I told voters in Texas that I would oppose the federal government having the authority to detain U.S. citizens permanently with no due process. I have repeatedly supported an effort to take that out of that bill, and I honored that campaign commitment. Ted Cruz texasgovernmentcommitment Liberty is never safer than when politicans are terrified. Ted Cruz terrifiedlibertypolitics And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem cause the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years, there's been zero warming. None whatsoever. Ted Cruz datazeroyears I think too many politicians are not listening to the men and women they represent, and if we're going to change the path America is on, we have got to be fighting for policies not that benefit the giant corporations and the banks and the special interests and the lobbyists, which is what Washington focuses on every day, but instead every policy needs to focus on the working men and women, the truck drivers and the steelworkers, and the young people. Ted Cruz fightingmenthinking ISIS and radical Islamic terrorism will face no more determined foe than I will be. Ted Cruz isisislamicfaces I think the debate was really some powerful moments of clarity. We saw that Donald Trump, substantively, has the same issues on issue after issue as Hillary Clinton. He agreed with Hillary Clinton on Libya, toppling the government in Libya. That led directly to Benghazi, led to handing that country over to radical Islamic terrorism. Ted Cruz islamicpowerfulcountry Always be sexy. I salute that message. Ted Cruz salutesexymessages We deserve leaders who stand for principal, who unite us all behind shared values, who cast aside anger for love. That is the standard we should expect from everybody. Ted Cruz leaderprinciplesshould We keep hearing from [Barack] Obama and Hillary Clinton and Washington Republicans that they're searching for these mythical moderate rebels. It's like a purple unicorn. They never exist. These moderate rebels end up being jihadists. Ted Cruz purplerebelhearing
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